Belfast

From Glasgow, we caught a second train to Ayr and then took a coach along the coast to Stranraer, where I realised we were catching the ferry to Ireland.

A couple of hours later, we arrived in Belfast. This was my first trip to Northern Ireland, so I was excited to explore and see how it compared to Scotland.

Our next stop was Cafe Vaudeville which looked gorgeous with giant chandelliers and flowers everywhere.

We had a slice of red velvet cake and cocktails which was the perfect way to relax after the long trip.

The Titanic memorial opened last year and the building is supposed to look a bit like an iceberg, a ship and a star in honour of the White Star Line.

We were a little too late to look around the museum but they let us sneak in to get a Titanic squished penny.

Though the original docks have been filled in, the outline of where the Titanic sat is traced along the ground. We pretended to stroll along the deck while Tom hogged a lifeboat to himself.

I couldn't resist buying my own tacky Heart Of The Ocean necklace. Tourists can even have their photo put inside it as a souvenir.

It was then time to check in to our hotel and Tom had booked us a night at the fancy Malmaison hotel.

There were heart cookies and lovely toilitries waiting for us in our room.

We stopped off at an amazing pub called The Crown for a drink.

The decor was so ornament and each table was inside it's own little booth. It was weird being able to lock yourself off from the rest of the pub.

We went for dinner at Made In Belfast, a quirky looking restaurant that sources all of it's ingredients locally.

I had goats cheese fritters with hazelnuts and Tom had a gigantic falafel wrap. They both tasted great and we were so stuffed and ready for bed by the end of the meal.

We headed back to the hotel for some after dinner cocktails in the bar. I had the honey bee which was delicious!